DEMO: ‘Anatomy of an Embroidery’ with Jacky Puzey

As part of our Material Textile ‘Common Threads’ weekend we are delighted to welcome the embroiderer Jacky Puzey along for an in-depth look at her work and practice. For her, embroidery is as much about telling stories as about creating beautiful and unusual textures.

This hands-on demonstration will focus around the ‘anatomy’ of an embroidery: looking at samples, exploring both the concept and process. Jacky will introduce us to her prize-winning embroidery piece for Hand and Lock Prize 2015, The Nigerian Riot Girl, from concept to drawing and finally execution, discussing embroidery for couture garments as well as the conceptual design and references of this extraordinary piece. From imagery and music research to pattern cutting and structuring of the idea into a wearable art piece, Jacky will take us through the whole process, including an exploration and demonstration of the professional embroidery software she uses to create her large pieces.